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Patented' ug. 7, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE ELECTRICAL APPARATUS4 Howard 0. Stephens, Pittsfield, Mass., asslgnor to General Electric Company, a corporation of ,New York Application November Z6, 1943, Serial No. 511,854

(Cl. F75- 356) 13 Claims.

This application is a continuation-impart of my application Serial No. 417,510, filed November 1, 1941.

This invention relates to high-tension electrical apparatus, and has for an object the im- Weed which is assigned to the assignee of the present invention. It includes the arrangement of the elements, such as the turns, layers of coils, of the high-tension winding between the two plates of a two-plate condenser, each terminal of the 'winding being connected to the adjacent condenser plate, in such a manner that the potential distribution in the winding corresponding to the normal electrostatic ileld of the condenser will coincide with the potential distribution corresponding to the normal alternating magnetic field of the winding. In practice, this is carried out by arranging the n elements of the winding between the two condenser plates so as to make the distance of the ith winding element from the condenser` plate adjacent the first element equal to /n times the total distance between the two plates. In those instances in which the condenser plates are at least coextenslve' with the widest portion of the winding element, and the distance between the plates is less than the dimensions of the plates themselves, then, if there is not excessive exposure to ground potential at the open sides of the winding, reasonably good potential distributions may be obtained in practice. However, I have discovered that if the winding elements, for instance the layers of a layer-wound winding, are tapered in length, that is the layers having different lengths, then, even though each condenser plate may cover its adjacent winding layer, and the distance between the plates may be smaller than the dimensions of the smaller plate, and direct exposure to ground from the sides of the winding may be negligible, and the general level of the potentials of the various layers may conform to a substantially straight line, still, seriously rhigh potential gradients may exist at the ends of the winding layers due to spurs-or, in mathematical language, cusps-in the impulse potential distribution curve -of the winding at those points, as will be explained below more in detail.

A primary object of the invention is therefore the smoothing of these cusps so as to relieve the high gradients and insulation stresses resulting therefrom.

Other objects and beneiits of the invention will ybe evident as the description of the invention progresses.

fIn the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 illustrates semi-diagrammatically the cross-section of a portion of a layer-wound winding and cooperating core, with tapered length of layers and with electrostaic shieid plates at the two ends of the winding, a type of winding construction to which the present invention may be applied with particualr beneilt; Fig. 2 illustrates the transient potential distribution curve yof the winding of Fig. 1 when subjected to a steep electrical impulse, and illustrates the "cusps mentioned above; Fig. 3 illustrates the equipotential lines of the potential field of one end of the electrostatic plates of Fig. 1 when the winding is subjected to a steep electrical impulse, with the help of which diagram Fig. 2 has been computed; Fig. 4 semidiagrammatically illustrates a portion of a layerwound winding which is provided with an embodiment of the present invention and includes a plurality of conductive plates embedded in the high-tension winding for smoothing out the cusps from its-potential distribution; Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate types of embedded plates which may' be employed in windings as illustrated in Fig. 4; Fig. '7 illustrates a method for correcting potential spurs by means of condensers, alternative to the embedded plates of Fig. 4; Fig. 8 illustrates the general nature of the improvement eifected by the structure of Fig. '7; Fig. 9 illustrates one form of the application of the invention to another arrangement of winding; Fig. 10 illustrates another adaptation of the invention to the winding of Fig. 9; Fig. 11 illustrates a modification of K the winding of Fig. 9; Fig. 412 illustrates the po- 2 t assises ther modincation of my invention; Fig. 16 is a plan view taken along the lines It-H of Fig. Fig. 17 is a fragmentary end view of one of the shields and internal cross-over between two adjacent windings; and Fig. 18 is a perspective view partially in section of one of the shields employed in the transformer of Figs. 15 to 17.

Referring now to Fig. 1 of the drawings, 2l represents the axial or longitudinal cross-section of a tapered six-layer solenoidal winding, cornprislng the layers af-c, c--e, eg, a-L t-k, and Io-m, with a-c as the outermost layer and k-m the innermost layer. It is to be understood that the distances between the layers are accentuated over that which they would be in an actual winding so as to clearly show the several layers. These are arranged between two cylindrical electrostatic shield plates-a line shield 22 and a ground shield 2Band adjacent and conductlvely connected to them at the respective ends of the windings, a and m. Both shield plates have longitudinal discontinuities in them to prevent them from short-circuiting the normal voltage of the winding. The layers of the winding are shown sloping, with alternately positive and negative slopes, at a constant angle with respect to the shield plates, and assuring thereby at least to the mid-section turns such as b, d, f, h, j, l, such electrostatic potentials in the electrostatic field of the condenser as would correspond Ato a substantially uniform potential distribution along the turns of the winding. ings, as illustrated in Fig. l, are tapered, that is having decreasing lengths, toward the layer with the highest voltage so that the distances between the ends of the layers and the adjacent core structure will be proportional to the voltages of the layers in order to minimize the possibility of fiashover between the ends of the layers and the core and other structure at ground potential. Since the shield 22 is connected to line potential, it also has a length a-a which is about as long as the adjacent layer, and I have found that with a-a greatly reduced in length cornpared with m-m, or compared with lo-m,' the impulse potential distributions ln the neighborhood of the ends of the layers, namely at c, e, g, i and k, deviate sharply from the generally uniform potential distribution, as shown in Fig. 2, in which it will be observed that while the potentials' of the mid-section turns d, f, h, j, l fall on the uniform distribution curve shown dotted in Fig. 2, the potentials of the end points have dropped drastically in sharp spurs or cusps, exhibiting the potentials c' instead of c, e instead of e. g' instead of u, etc. Obviously, the potential gradients, that is, the voltages per turn or per unit distance along the layers are very high in the neighborhoods of these points, and also the potentials to the line shield are greatly intensied at these points. For instance, by inspection it will be evident that the potential difference between c and the line shield is more than twice that between c and the line shield, so that the insulation between the turn, the insulation between the first layer and the line shield, as well as the insulation between adjacent layers would be correspondingly increased in complexity and cost if the windings were to be insulated to withstand these potentials.

Fig. 2 is constructed with the aid of Fig. 3 which shows a family of equipotential lines in the neld of the condenser of Fig. 1. Figs. 1 and 3, are drawn to different scales but approximately to the same proportions; a-a (Fig. l) is twice Multi-concentric windthe distance between the plates 22 and 2l; and m'-m is two and a half times a'a. Referring again to Fig. 1 the low-tension winding is indicated at 24, and 2lis the core leg surrounded by the low-tension and the high-tension windings. The ground shield 2l may extend beyond m and m', and both the low-tension winding and the core may be considered as at ground potential like the ground shield, in comparison with the general potential level of the high-tension winding. Also the core 25 may extend considerably farther than 23 and 24 at both ends, or, even when 2l does not so extend, the yokes are brought closer to the winding and exert an electrostatic effect somewhat similar to an infinitely extended groundn plane. Therefore the equipotential curves of Fig. 2 have been calculated on the assumption of a ground shield extended indefinitely at both ends. As the high-tension winding is below and to the left of the geometrical boundary line a-m, small inaccuraies in those regions of these equipotential curves some distance away from this line a--m to the right and above it, do not materially affect the correctness of the regions of these curves below and to the left of a--m for the purposes of the present invention and its exposition.

If Figs. 1 and 3 are drawn to the same scale and Fig. 3 is superimposed on Fig. 1, the potential of any turn of the winding can be read of! either directly or by interpolation with the aid of the curves of Fig. 3, noting on which equipotential curve (actual or interpolated) the turn in question falls.

The equipotential curves in their turn are calculated as follows. Taking the point O on the ground shield directly opposite to the point a (the end) of the line-shield as the origin of coordinates, and representing the distances from it parallel to the shields as the abscissae, positive to the right and negative to the left, and representing the distances perpendicular tothe ground shield as the ordinates, and expressing both coordinates of a point as fractions or multiples of the distance between the two shields, then p, that is, the potential of any point (x, y), expressed as a fraction of the potential of the line shield is given by the equation in which is a parameter whose variation traces the equipotential curve corresponding to the assumed constant value o1' p. For instance, for the curve of p=0.5; =1 gives the points Q1, (1 -.0, yi=0.61),; and =0 gives the point Q: (J:=0.32 y=0.82). I

It will be now understood that cusps originate from the fact that the equipotential lines curve rapidly in the neighborhood of the winding boundaries a--m and a-m (Fig. 1), and therefore, if the equipotential lines could be rendered straight and /parallel to the shield plates in the winding space bounded by a'a-mm, the potential distribution of the winding would be along a straight line throughout. I shall, therefore, describe below suitable means for accomplishing this desirable result.

Now, a conductive surface always acts as an equipotential surface, and therefore I introduce into the insulation space of the winding, conductive surfaces, such as metallic cylinders of ilexible insulating sheets with metallized or conductive painted surfaces, at a plurality of points in the winding, as represented in section in Fig. 4 by 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, respectively, at the levels of c, e, 9,1 and k, and parallel to the shield plates. These auxiliary conducting cylinders are coaxial, and each one has a lengthwise discontinuity, just as in the cases oi 22 and 23 and i? Y in Figs. 5 and d, so as to prevent them circuit the potential electromagnetieally in theA normal operation of the apparatus as transformer. The cylinder 26 at the levei c; c may be connected to the winding tuin at c. ori isolated from it; and a similar comment plies to each one oi the other corrective cylinders. The wrapping or' these corrective cylinders into the winding in such positions is made particularly convenient if the layers of the winding and their insulation are wound in' any able manner, such as in accordance with i method disclosed by L. V. wster in the soperasm ing' application, Serial No. :new latent 2,328,4d3, granted August 3l, 1943, and assigned to assignee of the present invention.

The corrective cylinders should preferably extend at least to the winding boundaries a-m and a-m'. l

lf the corrective cylinders 2t to 30 have diffferent areas due to the differences in their lengths and diameters, they will have in general different capacitances ii equally spaced, and may thereby shift the potentials of the points b, d, f, h, i, Z, from a straight line (see Fig. 2). In that caseeither the slope of the different layers of the winding may be changed so as to render the potential distribution linear under the effect et these plates on the electrostatic ileld; or, what is a simpler measure, the area of the larger-area cylinders may be reduced so as to equalize the capacitances of the adjacent pairs while keeping their apparent overall lengths such as to reach at least the boundaries c/-m and a-m of the Winding. Reduction in the area of a. cylinder can be accomplished by increasing the width of longitudinal discontinuities `or by cutting -out from the middle portions of the cylinder in various ways and shapes, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. Fig. 5 illustrates various arbitrary shapes and locations 26 for cutting out portions of .a cylinder, while Fig. 6 illustrates more clearly the principle that preferably any cutting out shouldbe from the middle portions oi the cylinders, as it is the end portions of the cylinders which are primarily useful in straightening out the curvature ci' the equipotentia'i surfaces so as to prevent the cusps. Thus, the shield in Fig. 6 takes the form of two ring shaped portions 2l', having longitudinal discontinuities 28', and an axially extending strap portion 29 connecting the portions 21'.

In order to prevent corona formation at the edges of any of the conducting cylinders, it is desirable to finish off their edges with a highresistance border such as high-resistance paint applied to an insulation layer in contact with the conducting cylinder, these borders extending a. little beyond the conducting sheets.

While it is very convenient to apply the corrective cylinders at the levels indicated in Fig. 4, it is to be understood that they may be placed at any other suitable levels and almost if notl quite as effectively, and also .iust .as conveniently, if the aforementioned Foster scheme is used for winding the winding. Neither is it essential to-maintain the same distance betweenladjncent pairs of cylinders, it being sufllcient, for winding layers of uniform slope, to maintain the Gil effective areas of the cylinders, as affecting their capacitances, alike; and their effective lengths at least coextensive with that of the winding at that level. The eective areas of the cylinders need not be alike, if the physical distributions of the winding turns are correspondingly modified, so as to secure alinear electrostatic potential distribution.

fis the primary purpose of these conducting ders is to render the equipotential lines' (or sinuses? straight axially, it follows that their iocations and outlines are capable of variations without impairing their effectiveness in practically eliminating or greatly reducing the aforementioned cusps from the potential dis' trhution of winding. Furthermore, as the cusps are much less severe near the ground end winding than the line end, it is practicable sometimes to apply these corrective measures ar the line end or the winding only.

neither embodiment of the invention, the ci are practically eliminated and the equintial surfaces of the condenser field are substantially straightened out by means of appropriate condensers electrically connected between the terminal shields and thevvarious turns of the winding at or near where the potential cusps occur, as illustrated in Fig. 7 by condensers 3l to 3l inclusive.

While condensers have been applied to a plurality or portions of a high-tension. Winding in prior art, they have been for the purpose of ad justlng the general potential levels of the winding' elements when these general levels have departed seriously from a straight line distribution er potential so that they will not accomplish the result I desire. However, I have discovered that the Winding arrangement may be ideal in that the correspond to a straight line potential distribution, but there still may be cusps at the ends of the winding layers. Thus I do not employ condensers to modify the potentials of the layers as a whole, but to change their direction in the immediate neighborhood of the points to which the condensers are connected so as to prevent the equipotential lines from crossing the ends of the windings. Thus their capacitances will be very small as compared with what would be necessary if the potential levels of layers were being modied.

The potential distribution of a winding of the type of Fig. l equipped with corrective condensers of the proper value, as illustrated in Fig. 7, is shown by the 4lull line curved in Fig. 8. It will be seen in this figure that the potential of the turn that their magnitudes and gradients can be reduced sufiiciently to make the resulting potential distribution curve acceptable as linear for all practical purposes. This ma-y be thebetter appreciated if it, is pointed out that the cusps at c". e", etc., have only a mathematical existence, in

the sense that they could be realized only under impulses having almost rectangular fronts and that they would be found almost completely smoothed out` in practice under the steepest impulse potential tests now required to be applied to high-tension transformers by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers or the American Standards Association.

While in view of the complicated mathematical shape of the theoretical potential distribution in Fig. 8, it is impractical to develop a precise math ematical formula for the determination of the corrective condensers of Fig. 7, yet I find that approximate values of their capacitances entirely satisfactory for commercial transformer manufacture, can be determined very conveniently by trial, with kthe help of a so-called calculating board, various forms of which are in extensive use in the electrical industry for setting up and solving the characteristics of electrical networks. The electrostatic network of the winding in question would be set up on such a board in terms of resistance elements, as well understood in the art, the potentials at the desired points determined, corrective impedance elements introduced and modied by trial so as to practically eliminate the cusps without materially altering the generalpotential levels of the winding elements. Y

Fig. 9 illustrates the invention as applied to another type of winding arrangement and by means of a different corrective structure. In this winding, the starting turn of one layer, say c, and the finishing turn of the preceding layer, ci, are not adjacent but at opposite ends of the winding and are connected to each other by means, of a cross-over conductor 4|, similar to the other pairs of adjacent layers with the cross-over conductors 41, 4I, 44 and 45. The potential distribution of such a winding is similar to that of Fig. 1, with marked cusps. Corrective condensers could have been introduced here in the same manner as in Fig. 7, but an equivalent alternative corrective capacitive means is illustrated in Fig. 9 as conductive sheaths 46 to 56 inclusive, respectively surrounding the cross-over leads 4| to 45 inclusive and insulated therefrom, and respectively connected to the winding turns a, ci, e1, g1, i1, and k1 normally at higher potentials than the corresponding cross-over leads. Sheath 45 being normally at a higher potential than conductor 4|, raises the potential of the latter and hence the potentials of the winding turns c and ci, by electrostatic induction. Similar comments apply to the other sheaths.

In those windings in which the taper of the layers is moderate in comparison with the length aa of the line shield, a'simple tubular sheath such as 46 to 50 covering most of the lengths of the simple round cross-over conductors 4| to 45 may exercise sufficient corrective effect; but Where these capacitances are found insufficient, they can,

be increased by using wide straps for these crossover conductors 4| to 45, or a plurality of straps and sheaths may be used to secure the desired result.

If the layer-to-layer connections, instead of being made by cross-over leads located between the connected layers, are made outside of the winding, by outside cross-over leads 5| to 55 as illustrated in Fig. 10, the corrective condensers of Fig. 7 or the sheaths of Fig. 9, may be applied to these outside conductors, sheaths 56 to 60 being shown in Fig. 10.

In applyingcapacitive sheaths or other capacitive means to external cross-overs, it is not sumcient merely to shield or compensate them against their ground capacitances so as to secure the desired potentials on said cross-overs disconnected from -their respective windings, for then they would not be able to remove the potential asoman cusps from the winding layers to which they are connected. The capacitances associated with the vcross-overs must be sumciently large to eilect subof the second layer being connected to the starting turn of the third layer, the starting turn of the third layer being at the same end of the winding as lthe finishing turn of the second layer,

etc. The line and the ground shields are also shown parallel to the winding layers. While this arrangement of the winding layers and shields deviates considerably from the ideal from the standpoint of potential distribution, it is used to a considerable extent because of the great convenience it affords in permitting winding layer after layer continuously back and forth without breaking the conductor, making each layer a solenoid of constant diameter, and the line and ground shields easy to shape as cylinders, without the use of tapered insulation between the shields and the adjacent conductive layers. The potential distribution of such a winding for a steep impulse wave, with all the layers disconnected from each other, is shown in Fig. 12 by the dotted graph 6|; and when the layers are connected together, by the solid graph 62. It will be seen that the potential distribution curve of this arrangement also is subject to objectionable cusps. even though the general curve might be considered otherwise acceptable for the lowervoltage transformers and other less important purposes and as requiring no particular means to alter the average potential level of theA winding elements.

The potential cusps of this arrangement also can be corrected by capacitive means as explained in connection with Figs. '7, 9 and l0; but to illustrate other equivalent and alternative means also, high-resistance elements 63 to 69 are shown in Fig. l1. The optimumevalues of these resistance elements also may be determined by trial with the help of a calculating board. The resistances may be provided in any suitable manner.

Fig. 13 illustrates a transformer, shielded according to my invention, having a conventional tank structure 80, the transformer tank structure being partlybroken away to illustrate a portion of one end of one of the winding legs. This transformer includes two such winding legs, but it is to be understood that any suitable number of winding legs may be provided. Each of the winding legs includes a core having a winding leg 8| around which is wound a low voltage winding l2 suitably insulated from the core by insulation Il. Surrounding e low voltage winding is the high voltage winding of the tapered layer, multiconcentric type, including a pluralshield 83 may be o! any suitable type? such as a conducting portion in the form oi a cylinder with insulation l surrounding the conducting having a multiconcentric taperedlayer windingV of the type shown in Fig. 13 and with the conventional shielding will have cusps in the voltage distribution at the ends of the winding layers, when a high voltage surge strikes the transformer. I therefore provide suitable means for changing the direction of the equipotential lines neary the end sections of the layers so that these lines will not substantially cross over the ends oi the layers, the arrangement including a suitable amount of capacityconnected to the ends of the winding layers through external cross-over 92. As is seen more clearly in Fig. 14, the external cross-over includes a conductor 93 for connection between any suitable layers and suitable insulation 94 surrounding the lead 93. In order therefore to provide the proper capacitance, a conducting sheath 35 surrounds the cross-over lead 93, the sheath 95 being insulated by a plurality of wrappings of tape of suitable insulating material, such as crepe paper 96.' In order to prevent corona at the ends of the sheath 95, a rounded conductor 91 is provided and the insulating tape 06, being longer than the sheath 95 is bent overl as shown in 88 to form suitable insulation around the ends of the sheath 95. In order to connect the sheath 35 to the ends of one ofthe adjacent layers, as is clearly illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10,

a connector 99 is electrically connected to thesheath 95 so that it may be used to make the suitable connection. Insulation |00 is provided around the connector 33. The size ofthe sheath 95 in relation to the size of the lead 93 and the distance between the conductor 93 and the sheath may be so proportioned as to produce the desired capacity so as to substantially prevent or minimize the cusps at the ends of the winding layers, as is clearly described above.

Fig. illustrates another type of transformer construction which is shielded according to my invention, which construction includes a plurality of concentric layers H0, lll, and |I2. It is to be uderstood that any suitable number of concentric layers may be provided, three being shown in Fig. 15, and the layers may take any suitable length and in Fig. 15 they are tapered or the layers have progressively decreasing axial lengths toward the layer adapted tov have the highest voltage, or toward thel outer layer ||2. It is to be understood that the outermost layer w1l1 have surrounding it a line shield similar to the line shield 83 and suitable low voltage shield means, such as a low voltage winding, or a low voltage shield similar lto 9| may be provided around the inner layer ||0.

In order suitably to shield such a wmding construction and also thereby prevent cusps which are susceptible of being developed in the ends of the layers, as has been brought out above, I

provide shielding means including a layer shield means |I3 which is adjacent the conductor layers ||0 and Ill, and a layer shield means Ill which is adjacent or between the conductive layers and H2. The shield construction may be of any suitable type and, as will be seen in the perspective view of Fig. 18, includes a conducting member of any suitable material such as a thin metallic piecel which has a suitable diameter for surrounding the immediately inner layer. The shield also has an axial discontinuity ||5 so that it will not provide a short-circuited current similar to a winding. This is formed by providing insulation ||8 between the overlapping ends. The shields also have hollow conducting ring shaped members ||1 at the opposite ends so as-to Vprovide a. smooth edge at the ends and thereby minimize corona at those points. To insure shielding all the way around, the

ends of the rings are in telescoping relation with insulation ||3 between the adjacent ends.

-In order suitably to support the shields as well as provide desirable layer insulation between the adjacent layers, it .will be noted that the insulation-between the layers, for instance, ||0 and includes a tapered layer insulation indicated by the numeral |20.' This tapered layer insulationV may be applied in any suitable manner,

such as according to the method as described in the above-mentioned Foster patent. After the layer |20 has been built up so that there is a minimum of insulation at the end |2| and a maximum of insulation at the end |22, the conducting shield. H3 may be provided around the layer insulation |20. It will be noted that the shield H3, since it is of relatively thin material, will be flexible so that it may be wrapped around the layer insulation. It will also be seen that upon wrapping the shield it will be tapered, or, in other words, will have the same contour as the outer surface of the layer insulation |20. After the shield ||3 and the members have been applied, a second layer of insulation |23 may be applied which builds up oppositely from the layer insulation |20. It will be noted in the drawing that the layers of insulation which are made up of a plurality of sheets include portions |24 at one end. It will be understood that when applying the insulation by the method as described in the above-mentioned extensions of the layers of paper which make vup the layer insulation, and that after the insulation has been applied, they may be bent in any suitable manner such as by slitting the ends of the paper so that the portions |24 will provide right angularly extending portions.

In order to provide a cross-over conection between opposite ends of the adjacent conductor layers, that is, for instance, thellayers |I0 and I provide an internal cross-over |25 which, as will be seen in Fig. 15, includes a suitable number of conductor strips superimposed one on the other and which make electrical connection at one end |26 with the end of the conducting layer ||0 by the angularly extending portions |21. The opposite ends of the internal crossover |25 are provided with angularly extending ends |28 which make connection with the end of the conducting layer I which is opposite the end |21. It will further be seen, particularly in Figs. 16 and 17, that the rings ||1 are provided with openingsl or passageways |30 of a width suitable to accommodate the internal crossovers |25. Thus the internal cross-over as well as the conducting shield is provided between the adjacent layers ||0 and in such a manner that the thickness of the layer insulation will be proportional to the normal voltage between the conductive layers along a radial plane. Furthermore, my improved construction provides a very convenient way of providing both -the shield and the internal cross-over in the tapered layer insulation. Since the cross-over is contiguous with the outer surface of the shield, both will be at the same potential. 'I'he broad idea of providing a cross-over conductor between layers in tapered layer insulation so that the insulation between the internal cross-over and the adjacent layers is proportional to the normal voltage between the layers is described and claimed in patent application to Kierstead, Serial No. 502,907, filed September 18, 1943, and which is assigned to the same assignee as this present invention.

As will be seen in Figs. and 16, the radial thickness of the internal cross-over |25 is greater than the relatively thin sheet IIS.- In order to fill up the space between the rings I 1, except the small space which is taken up by the internal cross-over' I 25, I provide layer insulation |3| which includes a suitable number of layers of Paper to make up the desired thickness.

It will be understood that the shield III and internal cross-over III serially connecting the layers and ||2 are similarly provided in the manner described above in connection with the shield Il and internal cross-over |25. Also, with the construction as is illustrated in Figs. 15'

through 18, which is designed for relatively high voltage, the adjacent layers are usually considerably longer in axial length in relation to the radial thickness as is shown in Fig. 15. However, for the sake of facilitating the explanation, the length of the conductive layers has been shown relatively short, thus accentuating the tapering. Also, with such a winding which is many times longer in axial length than the thickness thereof, the various layer shields have substantially the same axial length as theadjacent conductive layers so that they will prevent or substantially minimize any equipotential lines of torce from crossing the ends of the various conductor laye-rs.

In order that a relatively large variety of voltages may be obtained with the construction as is shown in Fig. l5, I provide suitable taps or conductor terminals which are connected to any suitable number of the layers in addition to the yfirst and last conductor layer. 'I'hus a line terminal lead |38 is provided which connects with one end of the outer conductor layer III, and a low voltage lead |31 is provided which is connected to an end of the inner conductor layer IIU. It will also be seen that a conductor terminal Ill is provided which is connected to one end of the conductor layer III. When such a transformer is connected with the various conductor terminals to overhead lines, it will be understood that high voltagesurges may thereby enter the transformer winding through any one of the terminals. Thus my improved electrostatic shielding arrangement which is provided between the adjacent conductor layers not only prevents the formation of cusps but also will distribute any high voltage surge which enters the transformer through one of the internal taps, for instance the tap |38. It is to be understood that with a larger number than three of high voltage conductor layers are Provided, each of these layers may also be provided with a tap similar to the tap I", and which layers may -also have layer conducting shields similar to the ones described above.

A type of transformer which usually employs a lead connected to one of the intermediate 'layers is an autotransformer which employs a line connection between the series of common windings, and an improved arrangement including a layer shield for shielding such an autotransformer is described and claimed in my copending application,v Serial No. 511,853, now Patent No. 2,374,049, granted April 17, 1945, and filed concurrently herewith and which is assigned to the same assignee as the present invention.

In view of the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided an improved arrangement for eliminating the cusps which I have found to be present in voltage distribution at the end of tapered layer windings, upon the application of high voltage surge to the winding. 'I hese improved arrangements include suitable electroresponsive `meansI and properly proportioned conductor sheets between tapered laye'rs of capacitors and resistors in suitable amounts connected between the ends of the layers. Other suitable electroresponsive means which will substantially eliminate cusps. which I have discovered are present at the ends of tapered layer windings, may of course, be employed. It will further be seen that I have pro vided an improved shielding arrangement for not only preventing cusps but also for suitably distributing electrostatic surges and preventing high impulses from being impressed on the windings where various taps are provided to the conducting layers between the high and low voltage terminals of the winding.

While I have shown particular embodiments of my invention, it will be understood, of course. that I do not wish to be limited thereto, since many modifications may be made and I, therefore, con` v template by the appended claims to cover any such modiilcations as fall within the true spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a transformer, a high voltage Winding including a plurality of substantially concentric serially connected conductor layers progressively decreasing in axial length toward the layer having the highest voltage, a line shield surrounding said layer having the highest voltage and having axial length approximately equal to that of said adjacent layer, and a shield between adiacent layers and having a length substantially the same as that of the adjacent layers so as to substantially prevent the equipotential electrostatic' lines under steep voltage impulses from crossing the ends of said adjacent layers.

2. In a transfermer, a high voltage winding including a plurality of substantially concentric serially connected tapered layers, said layers being tapered toward the layer having the highest voltage, a line shield surrounding said layer having the highest voltage and having axial length approximately equal to that of said adjacent layer, and a shield between adjacent layers and having a length substantially the same as that of the adjacent layers so as to substantially prevent the equipotential electrostatic lines lunder steep voltage impulses from crossing the ends of said adjacent layers, said shield having a pair of axially spaced ring portions with axial discontinuities and a conducting strap between said ringportions.

3. In a transformer, a high voltage winding including a plurality-of substantially concentric tapered layers, said layers being tapered toward the layer having the highest voltage, a line shield layers having decreasing axial lengths toward surrounding said layer having the highest voltage and having an axial length approximately equal to said adjacent layer, cross-over conductors for connecting said layers in series, and conducting sheaths surrounding said cross-overs so as toV provide a value of capacity of sufllcient value to substantially prevent the equipotential electro` static lines under steep voltage impulses from crossing the ends of said layers.

4. In a transformer, a highlvotage winding including a plurality of substantially concentric tapered layers, said layers being taperedtoward the layer having the highest voltage, a line shield surrounding said layer having the highest voltage and having an axial length approximately equal to said adjacent layer, cross-over conductors for connecting said layers in series, conducting sheaths surrounding said cross-overs so as to provide a value of capacity of sumcient value to substantially prevent the equipotential electrostatic lines under steep voltage impulses from crossing the ends of said layers, said sheaths having conducting means of smooth contour at the ends thereof for minimizing the possibility of corona, and insulating sheets between said sheaths ends and cross-over conductor, said sheets being folded over the ends of said sheaths.

5. In an electrical induction apparatus, a relatively high voltage winding including a plurality of concentric serially connected conductor layers progressively decreasing in axial length toward the layer adapted to have the highest voltage, a line shield surrounding said layer having the highest voltage and having an axial length approximately equal to that of said adjacent lay er, means providing lower voltage shield means adjacent the inner of said layers so that said shield means have therebetween an electrostatic iield with a plurality of equipotential electrostatic lines under steep voltage impulses, and means including conductive shield means between adjacent of said layers and having a length substantially the same as that of said adjacent' layers so as to substantially prevent the equipotential electrostatic lines under steep voltage impulses from crossing the ends of said adjacent layers.

6. In an electrical induction apparatus, a relatively high voltage winding including a plurality of concentric conductor layers, said conductor layers having decreasing axial lengths toward the including conductive shield means between adjacent oi said layers and having a length substantially the same as that of said adjacent layers so as to substantially prevent the equipotential electrostatic lines under steep voltage impulses from crossing the ends of said adjacent layers, said internal cross-over conductor means lying between said adjacent conductor layers and adjacent said conductive shield means.

7. In an electrical induction apparatus, a relatively high voltage winding including a plurality of concentric conductor layers, said conductor layer adapted to have the highest voltage, `crossover conductor means connecting one end or one of said conductor layers with the opposite end of the adjacent conductor layer, a line shield surrounding said layer having the highest voltage and having an axial length approximately equal to that ofY said adjacent layer, means providing lower voltage shield means adjacent the inner oi said layers so that said shield means have therelbetween an electrostatic field with a plurality of equipotential electrostatic lines under steep voltage impulses applied to said winding, and means including conductive shield means between adjacent of said layers and having a length substantially the same as that of said adjacent layers so as to substantially prevent the equipotential electrostatic lines under steep voltage impulses from crossing the ends of said adjacent layers, ring shaped members adjacent the ends of said layer shield so as to provide a smooth surface at the ends thereof, said internal crossover conductor means being between said adjacent conductor layers, said ring shaped members having axial passages through which said cross-over means extends.

8. An electrical induction apparatus including a plurality of concentric conductor layers, a conductor cross-over between adjacent of said conductor layers and connecting one end of one layer with the opposite end of an adjacent layer, tapered layer insulation between said adjacent conductor layers, means including layer conductive shield means between adjacent of said layers, saiu layer conductive shield means and said conclue--` tive cross-over being disposed within said tapered layer insulation so that said conductor cross-over and said conductive layer shield means will be radially disposed between said adjacent conductor o layers proportional to the normal voltage between said adjacent conductor layers.

9. An electrical induction apparatus including a plurality of concentric conductor layers, a cohductor cross-over between adjacent 0f said conductor layers and connecting one end of one layer with the opposite end of an adjacent layer, tapered layer insulation between said adjacent conductor layers, means including layer conductive shield means between adjacent of said layers, said layer conductive shield means andl said conductor cross-over being disposed within said tapered layer insulation so that said conductor cross-over and said conductive layer shield means will be radially disposed between said adjacent conductor layers proportional to the normal voltage between said adjacent conductor layersl said conductor cross-over being contiguous with the surface of said conductive layer shield means.

l0. An electrical induction apparatus including a plurality of concentric conductor layers. terminal leads connected to ends of said conductor layers so that voltage impulses may be impressed on said layers through said terminal leads, a conductor cross-over between adjacent of said conductor layers and connecting one end of one layer with the opposite end of an adjacent layer, tapered layer insulation between said adjacent conductor layers, means including layer conductive shield means between adjacent of said ductor cross-over and said conductive layer shield means will be radially disposed between said adjacent conductor layers proportional to the normal voltage between said adjacent conductor layers.

1l. In an electrical induction apparatus, a relhtively high voltage winding including a plurality o! serially connected concentric conductor layers, said conductor layers having decreasing axial lengths toward the outer of said layers, a line shield surrounding said outer layexland having` a length approximately equal to that of said outer layer. means providing lower` voltage shield means adjacent the inner of said layers so that said shield means have therebetween an electro static neld with a plurality of equipotential electrostatic lines under steep voltage impulses, a ter.. minal lead connected to an end o1' one of said concentric layers between the inner and outer layer s0 that voltage impulses may be impressed on said layerithrough said terminal leads, and layer shield means between said layer having connection with said terminal and an adjacent ci said layers so as to distribute any suddenly impressed impulses and to substantially prevent equipotential electrostatic lines under steep voltage impulses from crossing the ends of said adjacent layers. i

l2. In a high-tension electrical apparatus, a

' winding having a plurality of substantially concentric serially connected conductor layers progressively decreasing in axial length toward the layer adapted to have the highest voltage, a line shield surrounding said layer having the highest voltage and having an axial length approximately equal to that of said layer, means providing a lower voltage shield adjacent said lonaest layer and having an axial length approximately equal to that of said longest layer, and means including electroresponsivo means associated with said winding, so as to substantially prevent equipotential electrostatic lines under steep voltage impulses from crossing the ends oi said conductor layers, said electroresponsive means comprising impedance means connected at least to the ends of some o! the conductor layers between said layers adjacent said line and lower voltage shield means and to another point of said winding normally at a higher potential than said conductor layer ends.

13. In a high tension alternating current apparatus, a winding having a plurality of substantially concentric serially connected conductor layers progressively decreasing in axial length toward the layer adapted to have the highest voitage, a. line shield surrounding said conductor layer adapted to have the highest voltage and having an axial length approximately equal to that of said layer;l means providing a lower voltage shield means adjacent the longest of said conductor layers and having an axial length approximately equal to said longest conductor layer, and electrostatic shield means including electroresponsive means electrically associated with said conductor layers between said line shield and lower voltage shield means so as to substantially prevent the equipotentlal electrostatic lines under steep voltage impulses from crossing the ends of said conductor layers.

HOWARD O. STEPHENS. 

